1927 Edmonton municipal election

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The 1927 municipal election was held December 12, 1927 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. There were also two plebiscite questions.

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There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Charles Gibbs, Alfred Farmilo, Charles Robson, George Hazlett, and Herbert Baker were all elected to two-year terms in 1926 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled: Samuel Barnes, Thyrza Bishop, and J A Herlihy (SS) had all been elected to two-year terms in 1926 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Harry Carrigan, J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were continuing.

This election was the last to be conducted using the single transferable vote system, as a plebiscite held concurrently with the election resulted in Edmontonians voting to return to a block voting system.

Voter turnout

There were 12,907 ballots cast out of 37,106 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 34.7%.

Results

Mayor

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ambrose Bury 7,48357.89%
Labour Dan Knott 4,40634.08%
Independent Joseph Clarke 9587.41%
Independent J. Pfeim800.62%

Aldermen

Five to be elected.

Quota approx. 2151. This vote tally guaranteed election.

PartyCandidateInitial VotesElected in the end
Civic Government Association Ralph Bellamy2,195Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association Allan Sloane1,951Green check.svgY
Labour James East 1,922Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association John C. Bowen 1,514Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association Frederick Keillor1,227SS
Labour James Findlay914
Labour Lionel Shurley Crawford Dineen798SSGreen check.svgY
Independent G. V. Pelton784
Civic Government Association A. M. Rehwinkel550
Labour James Herlihy485
Labour E. J. Thompson375

Because of the Single Transferable Vote system, Keillor and Findlay initially received more votes than Dineen, but Dineen, not them, won a seat, due to having more votes at the end (caused by votes transferred from other candidates).

Public school trustees

PartyCandidateInitial VotesElected
Civic Government Association Arthur Cushing 2,458Green check.svgY
Civic Government Association Albert Ottewell2,457SSGreen check.svgY
Labour Frank Crang2,020SSGreen check.svgY
Labour Elmer Roper 2,005Green check.svgY
Labour Sophie N. Bell1,416
Civic Government Association James Harwood Ogilvie1,123

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

PartyCandidateVotesElected
Independent Robert Crossland330SSGreen check.svgY
Independent Charles Gariepy 323Green check.svgY
Independent Thomas Magee315Green check.svgY
Independent B J Tansey218SSGreen check.svgY
Independent J R Naubert90

Plebiscites

Assessing Improvements on Industrial Establishments

To authorize the Council to fix the Assessment of improvements for industrial establishments.

  • Yes - 2,224
  • No - 1,038

Abolition of Single Transferable Vote

To abolish the Proportional Representation System of electing mayor and aldermen.

  • Yes - 6,695
  • No - 5,473

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